West Philadelphia High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Vicefrincipals Dr. Washco 5 1 Counselors , Mr. dyton 1' ,A li. ' , fgf ,R X - 4,1 jx' sf f if ' I A ff' V J' i f f: X E, V Z , 3 ' , . Xi Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Redmond, Mr. Simpson, Miss Bach.

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Principals Message ' rl. ' ' Q I an , , . Q ,ff W v ..,, r l iii 11: I Tj ' an--+ ' Q ei? TO THE CLASS OF JUNE 1956: I am happy to congratulate the editors of your Flame on their choice of an inter- esting, meaningful theme for your yearbook. American Folklore sends our thoughts leaping out in a dozen different directions. It brings back the stories that fascinated our childhood. It makes us wish we knew so much more about the subject than we do. An evidently inspired understanding and appreciation led the Flame Staff to choose Johnny Appleseed as the symbol of the faculty section of your book. We are not sure just when or where John Chapman was born, but we are sure that he labored tirelessly to establish orchards as he wandered over hundreds of miles of wilderness from Pennsyl- vania to Illinois during a period of forty years. We are sure, also, that wherever he went he read aloud, mostly from the Bible, to anyone who would listen. Tradition says that he came to be accepted as a sort of saint, scattering, in addition to his appleseed, the seed of many herbs of healing, and that he was always moved by a great sense of kindness-even to rattlesnakes that had bitten him. This is a rather amusing picture, in which not every present-day teacher will catch his own reflection. But wouldn't most teachers be happy to feel that their lives were similarly productive of good, of kindness, of healing? Wouldn't it be a blessing if each of you, the graduates of the Class of June 195 6 of the West Philadelphia High School, should resolve that these qualities would always shine forth in your own lives? One of my favorite lines in all poetry is, The healing of the world is in its unnamed saints. I would like to leave that thought with you, along with my blessing. My very best wishes for your every success! Your friend,

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Q O ,N Reurmg A Q Teachers X fi ff Miss Emgartlgu Qf4-LTkQTirQ- f Q fl .Rfb Mr. Fox Group of the Faculty Front Row: Mr. Galfand, Mr. Mortensen Miss H Ansley Mr. Brooks Mr Ri ie Dr. l ' Y f ' Y Washco, Mr. Layton. Second Row: Miss Deglin, Mrs. Golden, Mrs. Wohlmuth, Mrs. Katz, Miss Portenar, Miss Kaufmann, Mrs. Cottrill. Third Row: Mr. Horowitz, Mr. Lawley, Miss Bach, Miss Abramovitz, Miss Worcester, Mr. Pyle, Mrs. Miller. Fourth Row: Mr. Fothel-gill, Mr. Glasner, Miss Creer, Miss Emgarth, Dr. Weston, Mr. Briggs, Miss Modell, Miss Gross. FiflhRo:M.H M. ' ' ' ' rv r eync, r Karsch, Mrs. johnson, Miss Shmlefsky, Miss Rubin, Mrs. Trasoff, Miss Schaffhauser. Sixth Row: Miss R. Ansley, Mr. Olinsky, Mr. Jacobs, Miss McNichol, Mr. Marple, Mr. Mclntire.